Ptichy Island (Kamchatka Krai)

Ptichy Island
Island
Ptichy Island
Coordinates: 57°10′28″N 156°36′13″E / 57.17444°N 156.60361°E / 57.17444; 156.60361[1]
Country Russian Federation
Federal subject Far Eastern Federal District
Krai Kamchatka Krai
Elevation 53 m (174 ft)

Ptichy Island (Russian: Ostrov Ptichy, meaning 'Bird Island') is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies close to the mainland off the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Geography

It is a 0.8 km long and 0.35 km wide coastal island. It is located off a headland in the northeastern Sea of Okhotsk, separated from the continental shore by a 7.6 km wide sound.

Administratively Ptichy Island belongs to the Kamchatka Krai.[2]

References

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